The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-09
PREPARING THE scAFFoLDs.
Sheriff Matson Tells the Arrange
nents He Has Made.
Last efforts In Behalf of the Con-
demned Men.
EngeI Still Determined to Cheat
the Callows.

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Sheriff Matson said to-
day: "If l do not hear from the Governor
by tomorrow night, shall begin erecting the
scaffOld. / have almost sufficient material
on hand to hang all the men. Aside from a
few beams and planks no new timber will be
required Jailer Folz, and deputies whom
he has not yet selected, will adjust the
nooses. will be present and superintend
the hanging A force of deputy sheriffs, po-
lice and bailiffs will be in attendance to rem
der any assistance necessary. AS provided
in the statutes, / shall swear in jury Of 12,
two Of whom must be physicians, to view the
bodies. They, and the lawyers in the case
and press representatives, will be the only
ones allowed to witness the execution. Only
the representatives Of the Chicago press
and an III the big dailies Of other large cities win
riaP' consists Of the two old gallows on
which Murderer Mulkowski and the three
Italians were hanged. The former will be
enlarged so as to hold four victims, the latter
being already big enough to hang three.
Capt Black said today: 81 am quite con-
ddent that clemency will be extended to
Schwab and Fielden, IL not to the others. OF
course. there is no hope for Lingg. He
signed his own DOOM"
When asked whether the prisoners would
ID.
the captain replied: These men have re-
ligion Of their own and do not want ministers
of the gospel. They are not religious men in
the common sense of the term, but agnostics
and atheists"
Last Endeavors for the Condemned.
Lingg was visited by Attorney Zeisler this
afternoon at the request Of Captain Black, to
obtain statement in regard to the bombs
found in his cell. Lingg denied he had any
knowledge Of the bombs and said: II
still refuse to sign the petition to the Gov
ernor asking commutation. /, and a few
others, will surely hang, but will make no
statement for the benefit Of those who signed
the petition. l hate them for the course
they have taken and would not lift a finger
to save them If could"
Captain Black and Attorney Zeisler, with
Nina Van Zandt, saw Spies, Fieden and
Schwab in the lawyers cage and obtained a
formal written declaration that they had alb
S0lutely nothing to do with the bombs.
Then, for the last time, Black visited Par
sons, Fischer and lEngel to induce them to
sign the petition asking for mercy. Par
sons, vOicing their determination, said: "If
the State can afford to put me to death, l
can afford to die"
In addition to the joint letter of Spies,
Flelden and Schwab deploring the loss of
life at the Haymarket, and disavowing the
use Of force, the former employers Of Fiel-
den have secured from him separate letter
to the Governor confessing his guilt in using
extIavagant and unjustiiable language
which he now regrets, saying he recants and
disay0ws all loyalty to.the doctrine that the
wrongs Of any class Of society may be right
e0 by violence.
Judge Cary, with State Attorney Grinnell
and the latter's assistant, indOrsed upon the
application their views Lawyer Foster,
acting for Schwab, pursued very similar
course, and secured the recognition of what
ever claims Schwab may have to cOmmuta-
ti)n from Messrs. Grinnell and Ingham. IL
may be said with confidence that Judge Cary
and Grinnell will take no steps in favor Of
the communication of any other Of the con-
denned.